Syrian Kurds nearing IS border stronghold, thousands flee

Refugees are fleeing ahead of the looming clash

Associated Press

June 13, 2015Updated: June 13, 2015 7:07pm

AKCAKALE, Turkey — Hundreds of Syrian refugees poured into a Turkish-Syrian border crossing Saturday, fleeing intense fighting as Syrian Kurds closed in on an Islamic State-held town — the only passageway linking Turkey with the extremist group’s stronghold of Raqqa.

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